In 2019, the Russian Orthodox Church got involved in a project that won’t have an easy way out. Patriarch Kirill decided to sow chaos in the Orthodox world and form its alternative center. It is clear that the fight against Constantinople – the struggle for leadership in world Orthodoxy – is a very costly project […]
Kremlin disinformation campaigns pose a direct threat to democracies both new and old as they try to undermine the stability of our societies and to manipulate our views and choices. The strategic objective of these campaigns is to weaken and destabilize the West at every level. Starting from 2014 sixteen European elections have been influenced […]
It’s maddening, but sometimes Forbes readers dismiss the wisdom of a life coach. You tend to pay more attention to the life lessons delivered by billionaires. The problem is that while most life coaches are not very rich, most billionaires are not tremendously happy. So you can imagine my delight when, about 30 minutes into his most recent “Ask […]
Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on October 10, 2019, at the memorial for the fatalities of the October 1973 War, and focused on the rising Iranian threats to Israel. He strongly hinted at the possibility of both an Israeli preemptive military strike against Iran and the specter of a major protracted […]
Everyone knows the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond. British author Ian Fleming’s hero has been a box office star for more than half a century. Bond is celebrated around the globe for his brilliant mind, wild adventures, and debonair charm. “Women want him, and men want to be him”. What most people don’t […]
A leading research firm has confirmed this week what many nay-sayers to autonomous vehicles have long suspected. People don’t really want tech that drives the cars for them. J.D. Power and Associates’ annual technology experience study shows a high percentage of drivers today so dissatisfied with tech like lane-centering and other driver-assistance alerts that they […]
The Dutch reputation for thriftiness is not entirely without justification, acknowledged Hendrik Jan Jurriaan Schuwer as he prepared to wrap up his mission as the Netherlands’ ambassador to the United States. His countrymen have long believed that “what you don’t have, you cannot spend,” Schuwer says in explaining the philosophy behind the expression “go Dutch,” […]
Just yesterday, some were biting their nails, while some, in a frenzied fit of greatness, rejoiced over the issue of Russia’s return to the G7 as part of a conversation between U.S. and French presidents. It would seem that all that was left was to launch the #MacroNash (#MacronIsOurs) hashtag and pack the bags, but, […]
The word “corruption” has long since eroded. This “lady” has been one of the three most painful problems in our country for the last twenty years. Expert estimates of the extent of corruption differ, but almost all experts agree that amounts are stolen every year in the country compared to the state budget of Ukraine. […]
Decades ago, scientists identified a particular class of proteins driving illnesses from cancer to neurodegenerative disease. These “intrinsically disordered proteins” (IDPs) looked different from the proteins with rigid structures that were more familiar in cells. IDPs were shape-shifters, appearing as ensembles of components that constantly changed configurations. This loose structure allows the IDPs to bring […]